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Two girls, one Year 9 and one Year 10, have been suspended after the incident,

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of which the Guardian has received video footage. It happened at morning tea time, with many other students around, on a covered walkway at the school.

The video shows the victim being surrounded by a group of girls, there is some pushing between the two sides before the victim is hit in the face, dragged

by her pony tail onto the ground and one of the group appears to push one of her feet down on the back of her head as she lays face down.

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■ WINZ ASHBURTON

Still looking for preferred site The Ministry of Social Development is no closer to identifying a permanent location for Ashburton’s new Work and Income offices.

The agency was to have moved into purpose-built offices on Tancred Street, however MSD general manager property Vaughan Crouch revealed a change of plan in early February.

Child, Youth and Family will now move into the premises once the fit-out work is completed.

The decision was based on safety concerns aired by Work and Income staff regarding the number of exit points from the building.

Meanwhile, the ministry continues to search for an appropri-

ate site for Work and Income.

“We have been working closely with local staff and taking on their feedback as we find a permanent location for our new Work and Income site in Ashburton,” Crouch said, in a statement.

“It’s a practical solution that meets our wider MSD property needs, and we are continuing

to look for a suitable option that is suitable for our Work and Income Ashburton team.”

Ashburton Work and Income staff have worked out of Portacom offices on the grounds of the police station since staff members Peggy Noble and Leigh Cleveland were shot dead in the agency’s Cass Street offices in September 2014.

Vicious assault at Ashburton College From P1 The victim Kaylee Evans, 14, in Year 10, is recovering from concussion and will need capping on her teeth, so has not returned yet to school. She said she was blocked by the group of girls as she was trying to leave the area, where she had been hanging out with her friends.

The stomp on her head had knocked her out and had chipped two top teeth and one bottom tooth.

Kaylee’s mum Nicola Evans was disappointed with the college response of suspension of only two pupils, and believed more students needed to be disciplined over the incident, including those videoing it.

“To me I feel like they are just as guilty and should be punished as well,” Evans said.

Her daughter had been attacked by one of the girls previously, which she had made both the police and the school aware of, and the students involved should be expelled outright.

“You should be out if you are going to violently assault another child,” she said.

Evans suggested the school have security guards and security cameras, or if it was just a minor element as the school claimed, then it needed to take a tough line with those students.

“If the school can not go back to a peaceful way because it’s just a minority of people, then get rid of them. Why should all these stu-

Ashburton College Year 10 pupil Kaylee Evans is recovering at home after a vicious assault.

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dents be worried just for a group of people, they don’t want to learn.”

Principal Ross Preece said the school thoroughly investigated Friday’s incident, which he described as a “nasty assault”.

The two students responsible would be suspended at least until they fronted a board disciplinary hearing, and when this would be held depended on the availability of board members.

“It’s regrettable what they have done, but there’s now a process to go through,” Preece said.

He found it disturbing that video footage had been circulated, but refuted a suggestion of a bullying culture within the school.

There was an element of concerning behaviour from 11 Year 9 and 10 students, and the two suspended girls were among this group.

“It’s a very small group causing this concern,” Preece said.

The group was the subject of discussion at a recent meeting, and Preece had also addressed Year 9 and 10 pupils separately on the issue.

“I said ‘Let’s isolate these troublemakers because they are having an influence on our school’s reputation and our learning’,” he said.

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An American tramper last seen near Mt Somers is missing.

Thirty-two year old Clint Hewitt was last seen leaving Manuka Hut near Lake Manuka in the Ashburton Lakes district on the morning of Wednesday, March 22.

He was heading north on the Te Araroa Trail, which next meets the road along the Rakaia River.

Hewitt is an experienced tramper and has already completed a significant part of the trail.

He is likely to be wearing a distinctive straw cowboy style hat and a blue shirt.

It is possible he may have continued further along the trail, north of the Rakaia River, or may be in Methven or Christchurch areas. Hewitt’s friends became concerned when he failed to make contact and notified police.

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Child, Youth and Family occupied part of the same building, which was reopened last year as Community House, housing a number of community welfare organisations.

Child, Youth and Family has been operating from a Portacom adjacent to that occupied

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■ PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT

Production has strong Mid Canty presence

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Mid Canterbury’s acting talent is being showcased during the production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, in Christchurch.

Opening at the Isaac Theatre Royal to rave reviews last week, the spectacle features the acting abilities of former Mid Canterbury students, Jane Leonard – playing Diva 2 – and Greta Casey-Solly, who plays Marion.

Young actor, Ollie Bubb, also starred on opening night as the character of Benji.

Leonard graduated in 2013 from NASDA with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Music Theatre) and has since been working professionally and teaches drama at Impact Dance and Stage School.

She performed as the Mistress in the 2016 Showbiz production of Evita and as Meg Giry in The Phantom of the Opera. Her other theatre credits include: Legally Blonde: The Musical, The Little Mermaid, Puss in Boots, Mary Poppins and Hair.

Methven performing artist Greta Casey-Solly returned to New Zealand in 2014 after completing a Diploma of Musical Theatre at APO Arts Academy in Melbourne.

She completed her final year at NASDA in 2016 gaining a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Music Theatre).

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert will be Casey-Solly’s debut production with Showbiz Christchurch, but other theatre credits include, Legally Blonde: The Musical.

She is a former member of the Big Little Theatre Company and now teaches dance and drama.

Former Mid Canterbury actress Greta Casey-Solly playing the role of Marion in the performance of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

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Former Mid Canterbury actress Jane Leonard playing the Diva role in the performance of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

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■ TRUSTPOWER AWARDS

A great experience, but no award

By Michelle nelson

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Community House Mid Canterbury may not have made it to the winner’s podium at this Trustpower National Community Awards but it was a great experience nonetheless, chairman John Driscoll said.

He was in Rotorua over the weekend, with Ashburton mayor Donna Favel, district councillor Thelma Bell and Community

House board member Leandra Fitzgibbon to take part in the awards ceremony on Saturday night.

“We were up against some very stiff competition,” Driscoll said.

“We didn’t come home with any prizes but it was good to see what other communities are doing.”

The Community House project was one of 25 competing for the $5000 supreme winner package,

won by Southland group Koha Kai. Bay Bush Action Trust was awarded the runner-up award, and received $2500. The Whetu Mataiata Award winner, Buller High School Bollywood Group, received an Exult consultancy service package to the value of $3250.

Each team delivered an eightminute presentation on their project, supported by a 1000

word summary provided prior to the event.

Community House Mid Canterbury was fitted to provide lowrental offices and administrative support to community organisations. Following the Canterbury earthquakes, the group had 48 hours to evacuate the premises.

In 2014, the group was making do in a smaller building that could accommodate only onethird its original tenants, when

tragedy struck Ashburton with fatal shootings at the Work and Income offices.

Community House Mid Canterbury made the brave decision to purchase the vacated building and repurpose it for the benefit of the community.

In addition to the logistics of fundraising the purchase price, the group showed tremendous courage to lead their community on a journey towards healing.

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Rent hike fears scotched

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When your income is limited and you’re paying less than $100 a week in rent, even the smallest movement in your outgoings can cause a budget blow-out.

And that’s what some tenants in the Ashburton District Council’s pensioner housing units fear might happen to them.

Rumours are rife among residents in the Mona Square units that the council is upping rentals to market level and that it is even considering selling some of their homes, says tenant Lorraine Lyford.

“A certified building inspec-

tor looked at all the properties in February supposedly for maintenance, but they’ve never done that before,” she said.

Residents then noticed a local real estate agent inspecting one of the vacant units and that escalated concerns that there was something afoot, Lyford said.

When tenants attempted to get answers from the council, they were fobbed off.

“We were told we’d find out in a short while what’s going, that we’d get a letter.”

Their fear is that the council will pump their rents up to market level. If that occurs no one could afford to live in the units,

she said. Council commercial manager Colin Windleborn was quick to scotch rumours that the units were up for sale or that rents would be lifted to market level.

Affordability benchmarks rather than market rates were the measure used when setting rents, he said.

Currently the council is reviewing its elderly person’s policy and as part of that intends to enhance the level of service it provides in terms of maintenance.

“We want to maintain these to a higher standard, to ensure people have quiet enjoyment of the properties and that they’re still

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affordable,” he said.

That assurance was backed up by community relations manager Vincie Billante who said the council had no intention of doing anything that would create hardship for residents.

“Any change would not be drastic and I can assure people that any proposed changes for rental increases certainly won’t be at market rates. Rents, however, over the years have certainly not kept up with maintenance requirements.”

The council’s elderly housing policy will be presented to councillors next month and it will then go out for public consultation.

Four days of fun, action

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A mayoral cook-off in Ashburton is among activities planned

by Canterbury Rural Women NZ next month.

The organisation has organised four days of action and fun around the region, with a programme aimed at raising the profile of the organisation and increasing membership.

Activities are open to all women and are geared around fun, fitness and education. Winchmore Rural Women will also host a men’s dinner with guest speaker former All Black Richard Loe. The four days of action starts on Monday, April 10. In Ashburton this will feature a bike ride from the Ashburton bridge to Lake Hood and then a bus trip to Geraldine.

Tuesday will bring the mayoral cook-off. Ashburton mayor Donna Favel will join mayors from the Waimate, Mackenzie, Hurunui and Timaru districts in a challenge to cook the contents of a mystery box; the action will be at lunchtime on East Street.

On Wednesday there will be a talk about dog safety with a local pre-school group at VetEnt

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Scooter, car collide A man in his 40s was transported to Ashburton Hospital with moderate injuries after the motor scooter he was riding collided with a car yesterday morning.

The incident happened on West Street near the intersection with Havelock Street shortly before 8.30am. Police and ambulance officers attended the scene.

Man collapses, dies Emergency services were called to Patton Road in the Mt Somers village yesterday where a man appears to have collapsed and died on the roadside. Volunteers from Mt Somers Rural Fire Force, police and St John officers were alerted shortly before 9.30am. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. A St John spokesperson said his death was the result of a medical incident, and not deemed to be suspicious.

Man missing The Southern District Police are trying to locate a man who has been reported missing from Dunedin since Friday. Police were concerned for the wellbeing of 30-year-old Thomas ‘Tom’ Padget who was reported missing on March 24 and was last seen in Wakari, police said. Police said Padget has hitchhicked in the past and had family in Eastern Southland and Central Otago.

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Angry scenes at court Rural Women Margaret Chapman (left) and Bev Bagrie have loads of activities organised for next week.

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and the Winchmore men’s dinner, then the event winds up on Thursday with a walking adventure around Methven.

One of the group organising events is Ashburton’s Bev Bagrie.

She said rural women in general were the glue of their communities and the four days were also about celebrating that role.

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Anger boiled over at Christchurch courthouse yesterday over the appearance of three people charged with the murder of a badly bashed man found in a Sumner carpark last week who died in hospital on Sunday. There were dramatic scenes at various times while the three people made a brief appearance at Christchurch District Court. Cyle Robert Jetson, 20, and 38-year-old Deborah Jean Tihema are jointly charged along with a 16-year-old, who has name suppression, of murdering Pierclaudio Raviola on Thursday.

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■ ST MARK’S CHURCH, RAKAIA

Rakaia minister ordained

By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Reverend Al Drye, of St Mark’s Church in Rakaia, has been ordained in a ceremony at the Transitional Cathedral in Christchurch.

Drye has served as the reverend for the church for more than two years, and moved to the area full time in late December last year.

“There were four people ordained at the ceremony,” Drye said.

“It is serious affair, full of Anglican flair and ceremony.

“When being ordained, you are made to promise to teach the scriptures well to the people we are responsible for, so that they are able to come to know the Lord Jesus and continue to stand firm in their faith.”

Being made a priest is a decision that is made for life, Drye said, but not the biggest one he has had to make.

“My biggest commitment was turning to Jesus in the first place, that was the biggest deal,” he said.

“It is a place set aside for few people to do such a thing, and to live out this calling for the rest of my life is a wonderful privilege and a big responsibility.”

Right – Reverend Al Drye from Rakaia’s St Mark’s Church during his Ordination at the Transitional Cathedral in Christchurch.

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■ MID CANTERBURY WEATHER

District gets a good soaking The sun is expected to make a welcome return to Mid Canterbury skies for the rest of the week.

More than 40mm of rain fell in Methven in the eight hours up to noon yesterday, while Ashburton recorded 26mm.

Staveley farmer Bruce Ahearn said his rain gauge had 37mm by lunchtime yesterday, the heavy early morning downpour contributing to a total for the month of 162mm. The wettest March on his books was 300mm while the average was 105mm.

He said the extra millimetres had caused no issues – “that’s farming” – but extremes of wet and dry were harder to deal with for stock and pastures.

Nearby Bowyers Stream peaked about 11am at 30 cumecs, up from about 1.4 for the previous week. The Ashburton River

hit 31 cumecs about 2pm; it had been running at about 17 cumecs since the last heavy rainfall event on March 11-12.

MetService forecaster Andy Best said a ridge of high pressure would make its way onto the South Island from the Tasman Sea tomorrow, then move north.

“Temperatures are expected to stay relatively mild over the country this week for this time of year, with Westland seeing highs in the low-20s while the Canterbury Plains and much of the North Island experience highs in the mid-20s.”

Looking further ahead, an area of low pressure approaches the west coast of the South Island on Friday, although at present there is uncertainty as to its position.

Forecasts for the weekend will be updated with the development of this system as the week progresses.

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Cannabis plot booby-trapped Central Otago police have uncovered a booby-trapped cannabis plot near Glenorchy.

Detective Senior Sergeant Malcolm Inglis said six cannabis plants were recovered from an area near the gravel pit at the entrance of Glenorchy.

“Of real concern to police is that the plot had been booby-trapped and was surrounded by planks of wood with large nails sticking up,” he said.

“The booby traps were hidden in long

grass and someone could have easily stood on them causing serious injury.”

There was evidence other plants were grown in the area and harvested.

Police were calling on any information which might lead to the discovery of the offenders behind the plot.

“This is a popular area where children often play and people regularly walk their dogs, it’s really disappointing to see these people put at risk,” he said.

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Adele a record-breaker Adele is probably on a plane heading home by now, but final numbers have just landed for her series of Auckland shows – and they’re huge. The UK star played three shows at Mt Smart Stadium on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, with Sunday night’s soggy performance ending a 15-month world tour on the back of her third album, 25. Total sales for the show totalled more than 130,000, 40,000 more than any other artist. She’s also the only musician to sell out three shows at Mt Smart Stadium.

Relatives and friends bury the body of Khadeer Hassan, who was killed during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants on the western side of Mosul on Sunday.

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■ IRAQ

Civilian deaths denied Britain’s Ministry of Defence was facing questions after it admitted that British jets were flying in the region of west Mosul where a coalition air strike is feared to have killed more than 100 civilians fleeing Isis.

A spokesman said the RAF was providing “close air support” to ground forces in the city, where on March 17 a USled air strike destroyed several buildings in the al-Jadidah area.

The MoD refused to confirm whether British jets were directly involved in the strike, but said they had seen “no evidence” of causing civilian deaths.

“As operations to liberate western Mosul and Raqqa intensify, the RAF continues to provide precision close-air

support to ground forces engaged in difficult urban combat,” the spokesman said.

“We conduct detailed assessments after each strike and review information from organisations such as Airwars and we have not seen evidence that we have been responsible for civilian casualties so far.

Through our rigorous targeting processes we will continue to seek to minimise the risk of civilian casualties, but that risk can never be removed entirely.”

The MoD issued the response after Iraqi officials denied claims that more than 100 civilian deaths in Mosul were caused by an air strike by the US-led coalition.

The coalition has confirmed that its aircraft attacked fighters from Isis (Islamic State) in

al-Jadidah, at Iraq’s request.

It added in a statement that it took every allegation of civilian deaths seriously and that Iraqi forces have been committed to protecting civilians in the advance on the militant stronghold of Mosul.

US Brigadier General Matthew Isler, Deputy Commanding General Operation Inherent Resolve, said he could not provide details of the military investigation into civilian deaths in western Mosul on March 17.

Iraq’s military said that 61 bodies were recovered from a collapsed building that Isis had booby-trapped.

It also cited witnesses saying that militants had forced residents inside basements to use them as shields.

It added that there was no sign of an air strike against a “destroyed” house where the casualties were thought to have taken cover. However, bystanders in Mosul spoke of carnage in the immediate aftermath of the blast, with more than 50 bodies being dug out from beneath one home.

The World Health Organisation has confirmed at least 100 deaths, which contradict the Iraqi Government’s figures.

Bashar al-Kiki, head of the provincial council for Nineveh, of which Mosul is the capital, said “dozens” of bodies were still buried in the city.

If the deaths are found to have been a result of an air strike, it would be one of the deadliest coalition attacks on civilians in recent history. - DT

Heard plays it straight Actress Amber Heard has revealed she was told by movie bosses that if she revealed her bisexuality it would end her movie career. Heard, who divorced Johnny Depp in 2016, said Hollywood studio bosses cast doubt on whether she could play a straight woman on screen after she opened up about her sexuality in 2010. “It did impact my career, it was difficult,” the actress said at The Economist’s Pride Prejudice event in New York. “It was not easy. I was the only one working in this way, so it was definitely difficult because no one had done it. I did that even though everyone told me it would end my career, without a doubt.”

“When I hear someone comment about me coming out, I think it’s funny because I was never in,” she said.

■ HONG KONG

Selection, not an election, says Wong Less than 1200 mostly pro-Beijing elites chose a new leader for the 7.3 million people of Hong Kong: Carrie Lam, a Beijing loyalist who is expected to follow the central Government’s instructions to the letter.

To become Hong Kong’s chief executive, Lam beat out John Tsang, a former finance secretary who enjoyed considerable popularity, according

to opinion polls, and Woo Kok Hing, a retired high court judge who never stood a chance.

The three-person ticket was itself the product of a tightlycontrolled, small-circle vetting.

“We have a qualified electorate of millions, but I don’t have a vote and most other people don’t have a vote,” said Anson Chan, who once served as Hong Kong’s top civil servant.

Lam’s landslide win over a popular opponent will deepen fear about Beijing’s tightening grip on the Chinese special administrative region and compound frustration that the fight for universal suffrage has stalled.

“This is a selection, not an election,” said Joshua Wong, a former student leader who led the 2014 pro-democracy protests.

“Carrie Lam will be a nightmare for us.”

This was the fifth such “selection” in the 20 years since Hong Kong was returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 – and perhaps the most contentious.

Under a political compromise known as “One country, two systems,” the territory was promised a “high degree of autonomy,” including the right to elect their leader by 2017. - PA

Own show for Parris?

Parris Goebel has hinted she might be getting her own reality show. The Kiwi dance star took to Twitter to ask her followers what they thought, saying: “Let’s say I had my own show … what would you want to see or know about the most?” She was inundated with responses with fans wanting behind-the-scenes insight into Goebel’s life, her work and her daily life. More specific requests wanted a behind-thescenes glimpse at the people she works with which, in the past, has included the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber and more recently Jason Derulo.

Others asked to know more about her love life, teaching, travels and culture.

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■ AUSTRALIA

Debbie turns deadly Cyclone Debbie has become deadly, killing one tourist yesterday, as the storm was upgraded to a severe category 3.

Queensland police said severe weather was a factor in a fatal crash, with Police Commissioner Ian Stewart confirming that a tourist had died.

“It is time to think very logically about your safety and the safety of your family.

But also, the safety of your neighbours, particularly if they are vulnerable people,” he said.

“The elderly and the infirm.

“I would ask people to really consider their actions.”

Two people were taken to Proserpine Hospital with minor injuries while another person died at the scene.

“People need to drive to the conditions and really think about whether they need to go outside at this point,” Stewart said.

“At some time later today the weather event in that area, in the warning area, will get to an extent where all Emergency Services will not be able to respond to calls for assistance.

“We need you to help us to ensure there aren’t any further tragedies,” he said.

The tropical storm is currently lying about 400km off the northeast coast of Australia.

Thousands have been ordered to evacuate as Tropical Cyclone Debbie barrels towards the north Queensland coast, bringing 280km/h winds, flooding rain and a 4m tidal surge.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said wind gusts of up to 100km/h were already affecting the Whitsunday area as Cyclone Debbie bears down on Queensland.

“The cyclone is now tracking further south,” she said.

Palaszczuk said the evacuation area had been expanded to Bowen.

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Airlie Beach prepares for Debbie with sandbags.

“This window of opportunity to leave is drastically closing,” she said.

Thousands of people have now been evacuated as the

monster cyclone approaches.

People living in low-lying areas across Bowen, Proserpine and the Airlie Beach area have already been ordered to evacuate their

homes as Debbie intensifies.

The evacuations come amid more warnings that the powerful storm surge will coincide with today’s high tide, potentially putting people’s lives in danger.

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned the category 3 cyclone is set to intensify to category 4 strength by this morning.

Cyclone Debbie was expected to cross the Queensland state coast along a sparsely populated 100km stretch between the towns of Ayr and Bowen, Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Michael Paech said.

The BoM has also warned residents between Lucinda and Mackay of the dangerous storm tide as the cyclone crosses the coast with warnings of a 4m surge expected.

Labelling it a “very dangerous storm” the BoM warns the cyclone could have destructive and devastating impacts, and those living in affected areas should evacuate now.

Police and State Emergency Service volunteers have been doorknocking in red zones which are predicted to be affected by the storm tide.

People have been told to pack essential belongings and to stay with friends or family on higher ground.

Residents have been stocking up in supermarkets across the region and more than 100 schools and 100 early childhood centres remain closed.

The closures stretch from north of Townsville to south of Proserpine.

The arrival of Tropical Cyclone Debbie is forecast to be the worst since Cyclone Yasi six years ago, however authorities are concerned that many people are not taking the warnings seriously.

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Melbourne axe attack A woman has been allegedly attacked by a man armed with an axe at a shopping centre in front of horrific patrons. She was reportedly inside a nail salon at Westfield Fountain Gate in Narre Warren, south-east of Melbourne yesterday.

The woman, aged in her 30s, suffered upper-body injuries after she was struck with the axe multiple times – as police arrested the man over the incident. - AAP

Caught with pants down A hilarious photo captured the moment an alleged burglar got caught hanging on a school fence after his baggy pants got stuck on a spike when he tried to escape. A locksmith claims he witnessed an unidentified man attempting to force his way inside classrooms at Miles Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona.

When he realised he had been spotted, the burglar attempted to flee the grounds by jumping over an iron fence surrounding the school. However, his escape didn’t go as planned, as the man’s baggy pants got hooked on a spike and exposed his underwear for the world, and police, to see.

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Tweets ‘coincidental’ A Fox News personality – whom President Donald Trump had urged his supporters to watch – called on House Speaker Paul Ryan to step down, saying he had done a disservice to Trump by failing to pass a high-profile healthcare bill. At the top of her show, Jeanine Pirro, host of Justice With Judge Jeanine, delivered a scathing commentary on Ryan’s performance in the days leading up to the decision to pull the House Republican bill to overhaul the Affordable Care Act. The White House did not respond yesterday to questions about whether Trump knew what Pirro was going to say.

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■ KOREA

Don’t under-estimate Kim Jong Un It is easy to write off Kim Jong Un as a madman.

What with the colourful nuclear threats, the gruesome executions of family members, the fact that he’s a self-appointed marshal who’s never served in the military.

Indeed, Senator John McCain did it just this past week, calling Kim “this crazy, fat kid that’s running North Korea”.

That came on the heels of a pronouncement from Nikki Haley, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, that “we are not dealing with a rational person” in Kim. It’s a relatively common view.

World leaders, military chiefs and Hollywood have all painted him as an unhinged maniac.

But this is not just wrong, North Korea watchers and dictatorship experts say.

It also risks dangerous miscalculation.

“North Korea has consistently been treated like a joke, but now the joke has nuclear weapons,” said John Park, director of the Korea

Working Group at the Harvard Kennedy School.

“If you deem Kim Jong Un to be irrational, then you’re implicitly underestimating him.”

Leaders throughout the centuries have realised it can be advantageous to have your enemies think you’re crazy.

Machiavelli once wrote that it can be wise to pretend to be mad, while President Richard Nixon wanted the North Vietnamese to think he was unstable and prone to launch a nuclear attack on a whim.

Writing off Kim Jong Un as a lunatic could equally be playing into his hands.

Want proof that he’s no senseless madman?

Exhibit A: “He’s still in power,” said Benjamin Smith, an expert on regime change at the University of Florida. “He and his father and grandfather have stayed in power through a series of American presidents going back to Truman.”

December marked his fifth anniversary in power – a milestone the democratically elected president in the South did not reach.

- PA

A former Victorian swimming coach wants to overturn his convictions for indecently assaulting a 12-yearold pupil by spanking and tickling her. Anthony Ronald O’Donnell appeared before the Victorian County Court yesterday to appeal against convictions for two counts of indecent assault against a former pupil. Prosecutor Sandra MacDougall pointed to the mother’s statement to police. “He asked the complainant’s mother if he could have permission to smack her daughter on the bottom,” Ms MacDougall said. “She said ‘no, that’s not your job, that’s my job’.”

- AAP

Pound now 12-sided

Kim Jong Un

A new 12-sided one pound coin will enter circulation in the UK today, as it starts to edge out the old “round pound” after more than 30 years. The new coin has been described as the most secure coin in the world and boasts high-tech features, including a hologram. The new coins have been made at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, South Wales, at a rate of three million per day.

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A lasting legacy Megan Gnad

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hile Community House Mid Canterbury didn’t take home the grand prize at the weekend’s Trustpower National Community Awards, it’s still a major community achievement to be celebrated on the New Zealand stage.

In what has become a magnificent story of triumph over tragedy, the inspirational story was recounted at the awards, stunning judges and audience members.

For many, it was a story they first heard about when the news broke on that tragic day in 2014, and have barely thought about it since those early reports.

For Mid Cantabrians – and all those whose lives it affected – it is something they will never forget.

The Community House Mid Canterbury story is now wellknown.

When an inspection, following the Canterbury earthquakes, deemed their building unsafe, the group had 48 hours to evacuate the premises.

The group was making do in a smaller building that could accommodate only one-third of its original tenants, when tragedy struck with fatal shootings at the Work and Income offices.

As they slowly found a way to rebuild, Community House Mid Canterbury made the brave decision to purchase the vacated building and repurpose it for the benefit of the district.

Representing the project at the awards was John Driscoll and Leandra Fitzgibbon, as well as Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel and councillor Thelma Bell.

They competed against 25 other voluntary groups, which was eventually won by Koha Kai, representing Invercargill Southland, and Bay Bush Action Trust, a group representing the Far North District, was named runner-up.

Organisers said the Mid Canterbury contingent left a lasting impression on the audience and judging panel.

They remarked that, with their perseverance and determination, as well as strong leadership, they were instrumental in “transforming the scene of a tragedy to the heart of the Ashburton community”.

We’ve known of this amazing success for some time and now the rest of the country has been let in on the secret.

While we didn’t win on the day, the project is a lasting legacy to the memory of those lost and a strong asset to the future of the community.

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hanks to everyone who has so far joined our discussion into rubbish dumping in Mid Canterbury.

The Guardian apologises for the online poll not being up on guardianonline.co.nz this weekend, please bear with us, we have had people working on the technical issue.

Clearly, rubbish dumping is a widespread concern that many of you are noticing in our public places and want to stamp out.

Ashburton District Council said it was an issue they receive reports on all too frequently.

One reason you’ve highlighted is the expense of buying rubbish bags and the other is plain disregard for our environment.

So, what’s the answer? Is it education? More publicity? Different ways to deal with waste? Harsher penalties to clamp down on offenders?

We want to hear from you!

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YOUR VIEWS ON FACEBOOK Kelli Rubbish bags are so expensive the price of dumping is incredibly expensive so maybe that is an issue and people jus can’t afford to dump so have chosen the wrong way about it. Yes it looks awful and I complain often about dumped rubbish but I took half a small trailer load of rubbish to dump last week and was about 70kg all up it cost me $67 I dumped 5 council bags that id paid 11.15 for a week earlier and was charged $8.50 for them it’s crazy

Ferne Generations have not been taught about polluting the environment and taking responsibility for trash. Selfish actions dumping it where ever they like?? some people just throw stuff out the car window as they are driving along. Disgusting behaviour

Barrie They should go for a walk on the main road between the trees by the racecourse. More rubbish there than at the dump.

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Andrea Yes hunt them down and fine them. No excuse for laziness. Not that expensive but will be if you get caught dumping.

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Be safe, be legal A

s the stags begin to roar in the beautiful wilderness areas of New Zealand, intense stirrings rise in the bellies of hundreds of keen hunters, driving the desire to locate that once-in-a-lifetime trophy.

For many the hunt will be with a firearm, but for an evergrowing group, their weapon of choice will be a filming mode, either camera or video.

Whatever your motivation, whether the hunt or the stunning image, one key ingredient of your planning must be your own safety and that of fellow hunters.

Tragically, most years we experience a hunter not returning home to their family, either as a result of another hunter not correctly identifying their target or through misadventure in the terrain these animals roam in.

The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) receives hundreds of claims annually from recreational hunters.

Thankfully most are not lifethreatening as a result of slips and falls, but as a hunter this result ruins what should be a

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pleasurable outing.

So before you venture out ensure you have told somebody where you are going, exactly where you intend to hunt and when you will report back that you have returned.

In this modern age your clothing is part of your safety net.

Modern fluoro-coloured clothing highlights to other hunters that you are not a game animal.

Also make sure you take additional layers to cover the vagaries of the New Zealand climate, and also a first aid kit.

It never does any harm to sit down with the Arms Code and bring to front of mind the key firearm safety rules. I could not imagine a worse feeling than that of shooting a fellow hunter

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because I got engrossed in the excitement of the hunt and didn’t apply the rules of firearm use.

Encountering another hunter while out pursuing your game is an uncomfortable experience.

If hunting on private property always establish from the person in charge of the property if there will be other hunters or staff going about their work. If so, ask for the location of these other parties and plan your hunt so as to avoid them.

Remember that many of the non-privately owned wilderness areas require permits to enter and hunt, so ensure you do your homework on the conditions of entry.

In a recent Federated Farmers security survey, 46 per cent of respondents had experienced people entering their property to hunt game animals without permission.

Many farmers will allow others to hunt on their properties but they need to ask and demonstrate to the farmer that they are an experienced, safe hunter and will respect the conditions upon

entry being granted.

Farmers have become extremely annoyed with the continual breaching of their property rights by illegal hunters and, in conjunction with police, will be more proactive in addressing the problem. Dialling 111 will be their weapon of choice!

So when hunting, whether deer, pigs, ducks or other game, get permission, plan your trip, protect yourself and others, be safe and enjoy the experience.

The great outdoors is a wonderful place to be when all is going great, but becomes a very hostile, lonely environment when your trip becomes a nightmare.

Rick Powdrell is Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairman The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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■ CHINA NEW ZEALAND TIES

NZ, China FTA upgrade agreed New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English and China Premier Li Keqiang signed off a series of co-operation deals spanning trade, customs, travel and climate change and confirmed commencement of official talks on an upgrade to the nine-year old free-trade agreement between the two countries.

The Chinese premier, who is leading a delegation of senior ministers, government officials and businesspeople, met English at Premier House in Wellington yesterday.

At the end of the meeting, English said official talks to upgrade the existing FTA between the nations will start on April 25 with a goal of building on the deal that’s seen two-way trade triple to $23 billion since it came into force in 2008.

“The agreement to commence negotiations also confirms the commitment of both countries to open trade and economic growth,” English said in a statement. “Trade openness and strong ties in the region are critical to New Zealand’s economic

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English during their press conference after the bi-lateral talks at Premier House. growth, prosperity, and job creation.”

The meeting also saw 21 other agreements signed, including a six-month trial for 10 local meat processors to sell chilled meat to China for the first time, mutual recognition of trusted exporters to speed up the customs process, a new air services agreement to increase the number of flights between the countries,

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4,804.55

–2.93

–0.06%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

7,661.8

–11.41

–0.15%

p Rises 54 q Falls 58

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q S&P/ASX 200 index

5,746.7

–6.8

–0.12%

At close of trading on Mar 27, 2017

q Dow Jones Indust.

20,596.7

–59.9

–0.29%

At close of trading on Mar 26, 2017

q FTSE 100 index

7,336.8

–3.9

–0.05%

At close of trading on Mar 26, 2017

q Nikkei 225 index

18,963.7 –298.9 –1.55% At close of trading on Mar 27, 2017

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The air services agreement will immediately lift the weekly flight cap to 59 from 49, with a further 11 flights pending talks later in the year, while Chinese multipleentry visas into New Zealand have been extended to five years from three years and Chinese passport holders will be allowed to use SmartGate entry. The two countries have declared 2019 as an official year of China-New Zealand tourism.

Two agricultural initiatives signed yesterday will see a new joint programme focused on animal health and a new research arrangement on biosecurity and plant protection.

Other agreements signed include the renewal of an existing education programme, a New Zealand-China mayoral forum to be held in Wellington in December this year, a new plan to co-operate on science and technology, a joint ‘blue skies’ science health research collaboration, and a renewal of an arrangement on intellectual property co-operation.

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Warning over fake invoice scams

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and the adoption of a climate change action plan. The tradefocused initiatives signed yesterday will allow: a six-month period for chilled beef, goat and sheep meat into China and provides an export plan for Chinese onions into New Zealand; customs cooperation for trusted exporters to be in place from July this year; an e-commerce arrangement to set high-level principles for more

co-operation between the nations; and a memorandum of arrangement to find a way to draw New Zealand into China’s Belt and Road regional trade strategy.

The agreements come after English launched New Zealand’s refreshed trade strategy to 2030, with the government set to inject $91.3m over the next four years to beef up the ability to negotiate new free trade deals, get more out of existing ones, and break down non-tariff barriers that have become increasingly popular as a form of protectionism.

The climate change and environmental initiatives signed yesterday seek to increase co-operation between the nations to meet their international obligations as China starts rolling out its own emissions trading scheme, introduces joint research efforts focusing on freshwater quality, which is a major issue in China, promote sustainable fishing in the Pacific, and to create a framework for the nations to co-ordinate their regional aid and development efforts.

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New Zealanders are being urged to be cautious about online invoices after Netsafe reported an increase in the number of fake invoice scams.

The internet safety group, which helps internet users stay safe online, said the scams usually targeted office administration or accounts functions of a business, and would often attempt to intimidate the user by threatening legal action.

“There has been an increase in email invoice scams asking recipients to make payment on an overdue invoice for a product or service they haven’t purchased,” Netsafe said.

“New Zealand businesses and individuals have received invoices from companies they have never dealt with stating that payment is overdue and requesting immediate payment. The amounts the scammers are looking for vary, but the requests are all in Australian dollars and they attempt to impersonate real companies.”

Netsafe was advising users to be wary opening emails that claimed to be from unknown suppliers, and to not open attached invoices.

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Be on the lookout for invoices for goods or services that you didn’t order or a call from someone claiming to be your regular supplier.

Always confirm if goods or services have been requested and received before paying an invoice by using a purchase order number system or confirming with employees.

Limit the number of people in your business who are authorised to make orders or pay invoices.

If you notice a supplier’s usual bank account details have changed, call them to confirm

The company said changes to usual billing arrangements could also be a red flag.

Online accounting firm Xero is one company that has been used, with consumers being sent fake Xero invoices demanding urgent payment on accounts.

Founder Rod Drury said the company was aware of the scams and had been proactively work-

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that the invoice is legitimate.

Make sure you call the supplier using the phone number you have on file, or look it up on their website or in the phone book.

Don’t call the telephone number on the email or invoice, as this will likely be the scammers phone number.

Immediately cut contact with scammers who attempt to bully or intimidate you.

If the bank account looks like it’s an overseas bank account, or you have any suspicions about the payment details sent to you, investigate further.

ing to limit this.

“We’re seeing lots of fraudulent invoices happening and it’s really picked up over the last 18 months or so,” Drury said.

“We’ve been doing lots of work around this for a long time including two-factor authentication and working with banks to detect fraudulent accounts and documents.”

- NZME

Compulsory ‘BYO device’ policies illegal Education bosses are set to remind all schools that they can’t enforce bring your own device policies on parents – even though a majority of Kiwi schools have now adopted them.

A survey by Network4Learning, which provides state-funded broadband to the country’s 2500 schools, has found that 69 per cent of secondary schools and 49 per cent of primary schools

had “BYO device” policies by late 2015. The survey is now being updated.

Many schools, such as Auckland’s decile-7 Pakuranga College, now “require all year 9 students to include a digital device in their ‘stationery’ list”.

But Ministry of Education deputy secretary Katrina Casey said compulsory BYOD policies breached provisions in the Edu-

cation Act guaranteeing a “free education” at state and partnership schools for all children from age 5 to 19.

“We will be reminding all schools that boards of trustees can ask, but can’t compel, families to bring their own digital devices because schools can’t deny a child’s access to learning if their parents can’t provide them one,” she said.

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Nick Gilbert casts an expert eye over heifer calves belonging to Martin and Lisa Williams during the Mayfield A&P Association’s onfarm heifer competition.

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By Linda CLarke

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Some well-presented stock made for an interesting and close competition when the Mayfield A&P Association hosted its annual onfarm heifer contest last week.

Judges Brian Fielder and Nick Gilbert ran their expert eyes over 31 lines of dairy heifers in classes

for graziers and owners of rising one and two-year animals.

Organisers said rain did not affect the positive mood of the day and competitors offered some very well-presented heifers.

The graziers’ category was won

by Ruben Syme, with David King second and John Taylor third.

In the R1 owners’ category,

Brander Farms took top spot, with Martin and Lisa Williams second and Matt Wakelin third.

In the R2 owners’ group, Matt Wakelin finished top, ahead of Brander Farms and B. and S. Johnson.

The winners of the three categories will advance to the Canterbury on-farm heifer competition,

which will be judged in the days before the Mackenzie A&P Show in Fairlie at Easter.

They will be up against the winners of competitions already held by the Methven, Rangiora, Mackenzie and Ellesmere A&P associations.

The supreme winner will be announced at the Fairlie show.

The 2018 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards will return to the South Island next year.

The move was announced at the Southland-Otago Dairy Industry Awards dinner on Saturday in Invercargill. The national awards dinner will be held at ILT Stadium in Invercargill in May next year.

The last time the nationals were held in the South Island was 2011, when they were held in Queenstown.

The awards oversee the Share Farmer of the Year, Dairy Manager of the Year and Dairy Trainee of the Year competitions.

General manager Chris Keeping said it had been a goal to hold the nationals in the South Island for some time.

“We have been keen to get down to the South Island for years, however, the earthquake has ruled Christchurch out until 2020, when the convention centre is due to be ready,” she said.

“The cost of airfares to Queenstown and Invercargill is prohibitive, however we are being supported with that by ILT Southland, which we are thrilled about.

The Dairy Industry Awards are very strong in Southland and Otago and we are delighted to bring the nationals to a city with such dairy passion.”

The 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards will be held at Sky City Auckland on May 6. Tickets for the black-tie event are now on sale at a cost of $195.

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MARKET REPORT Dairy

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Regular rain is now being welcomed to stimulate pastures and autumn crops before temperatures start to limit growth.

Milk flows are good, especially in areas where rain has boosted pasture growth, and national production figures should be ahead of forecasts.

The wet cold spring has affected empty rates in North Island herds as low dry matter and lack of energy in the feed resulted in cows being underfed at mating.

Last week’s auction produced surprisingly positive results with the index up 1.7 per cent, in spite of the extra volumes of WMP offered and negative milk future trading.

However, skim milk powder fell 10 per cent as the Oceania premium disappeared and the EU stockpiles kept growing as administrators refused to accept the low market prices.

Fonterra updated its financial report and reconfirmed its $6 payout, but now with a dividend reduced to $0.40c. They also report that they are testing for palm kernel use as the call for reduced intensification of our farm land builds momentum.

Lower stocking rates with better performance is being portrayed as the solution to the problem of increased nitrates as the sector strives for financial and environmental sustainability.

Yili announced stage two for its Glenavy plant in South Canterbury and another $400 million upgrade as Oceania Dairy looks for more suppliers and the introduction of a set milk price payment.

Last week’s South Island auction saw prices lift slightly but still there was only an 82 per cent clearance from wool sold on the day.

NZ Wool Services International reports that it believes the recent price rises are being pushed by speculators not demand driven. Also, the storage space for unsold wool is getting limited and it encourages farmers to store on farm.

Lamb More lifts in lamb schedules this week as demand strengthened for frozen product on the back of shortages in the main markets.

Local trade prices are also lifting and autumn lamb contracts are now being offered at $6/kg cwt.

Some store lamb sales are making prime prices as demand for animals builds on the back of recent rains and high cattle values.

NZ Binxi (Oamaru) has backed out of the takeover bid for Blue Sky Meats and blames delays in OIO approval and recent poor trading conditions from the company as the reasons for the reversal.

The Rabobank farm confidence survey has seen a lift in farmer optimism in the sheep sector with post Easter prospects now much brighter than first forecast.

Mark Love

Beef

Farm gate price watch …

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More small lifts for some beef classes this week as the Brazilian meat scandal and subsequent ban from Asian importers could have a positive effect on demand for beef from New Zealand.

Big lifts in South Island local trade schedules last week is driving the sale of prime stock at local saleyards as export beef prices are tracking at record levels for the month.

Analysts are optimistic this beef run will continue well into the first half of 2017 as low slaughter rates especially from cull cows have kept demand strong from the US.

for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 78 - 84 Prime 108 - 113 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 192 - 313 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 290 - 296

Deer Another schedule lift for venison this week, again illustrating supply shortages, as the sector reports the MPI are happy with progress in the Passion 2 Profit partnership, which looks to improve financial performance within the sector.

Velvet producers will have new hygiene standards to improve on next season after the Chinese audit of the supply chain recognised improvements were needed in that area.

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Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 80.28 74.59 17.5 kg YX SI 90.11 83.69 19.0 kg YX SI 97.98 91.02 21.0 kg YX SI 107.82 100.12 Local trade (c/kg) SI 550 530 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 67.98 63.57 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 520 507 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 392 363 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 493 463 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 560 540 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 415 404 AP Stag 60kg SI 504 490 AP Stag 80kg SI 672 654

Auction prices … u NI/SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 727 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 417 380 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 392 363 Lamb 431 385

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – What is the currency of Bolivia? a. Bolivera b. Boliviano c. Bolividos 2 – What do dendrologists study? a. Insects b. Trees c. Oceans 3 – Where in the body would you find the septum linguae? a. Mouth b. Stomach c. Legs 4 – Which spice do chefs sometimes call The Sweet Wood? a. Turmeric b. Cumin c. Cinnamon 5 – Which US city has 920 kilometres of shoreline? a. New York b. Miami c. San Francisco 6 – In what year was a radio first offered as a car accessory? a. 1915 b. 1923 c. 1938 7 - How many tries did Jonah Lomu score in his first World Cup in 1995? a. Four b. Seven c. Ten 8 – Killer and Mulligan are both variations on which game? a. Darts b. Snooker c. Chess

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A big catch Robin Pridie was at Moeraki Point recently and saw this seagull dive into the water several metres off shore, and come up with this fish firmly held in its beak. With animal cunning it pointed the fish towards the shore so the more it struggled the nearer the shore the gull got it. The seagull eventually dragged it up on to the beach for a good feed. As Robin was some distance from it he had to use full zoom on the camera to get this photo, but as you can see it is a large fish for a gull to catch.

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The team which won the Ratana Cup

BY KATHLEEN STRINGER

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or some, the approach of winter brings little joy. Short nights and cold days are nothing to get excited about but, for many, winter brings an opportunity to play, or at least watch, this country’s unofficial national game – rugby.

As most people know, rugby (or if you are old-fashioned like me and still call it football) was established at Rugby School in the 1820s.

Rugby was originally considered a game for toffs as it was played at public schools, such as Rugby and Eton. The term public school is a misnomer as now they are all select and expensive, however these schools were initially established to educate poor boys so were truly public.

When the first settlers arrived in New Zealand, they played what they called football. Then, it was a rather haphazard collection of rules and ideas as few people had actually played it. For that reason it is a challenge to clearly trace the history of the sport.

While Nelson claims to have hosted the first proper game in 1870, the teams had 18 men a side.

Canterbury fans also claim to have played the first official game way back in 1863 and to have formed the first union in 1879.

What is definite is that the Ashburton County Union was formed in 1904, as a sub union of South Canterbury. It became a union in its own right in 1927, and in 1952 it changed its name to Mid Canterbury.

Ashburton Museum has some material pertaining to rugby and recently we were able to add another piece of the story to our collection.

We are very grateful to Graeme Thomas, former manager of the Mid Canterbury Maori Rugby Team, who has provided us with team and other photographs, as well as writing a brief history of this short-lived team.

The Ratana Cup The Mid Canterbury Maori Rugby Team was founded in 1978 and was based in the Old Boys’ clubrooms.

The 1979 season saw the team play four games and amassed 113 points for, as opposed to 52 against. Such was their success it was decided to challenge Southland Maori for the Ratana Cup. This cup, played for by Maori provincial sides in the South Island, appears to have been originally called the Arepa Cup, and was donated by the prophet Tahupotiki Ratana while on a tour of the South Island in 1934.

Stopping off at Temuka he presented the cup to the winner of a match between the North and South Canterbury Maori.

1 – 1980 team, we have no names for these men, can you help?

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2 – 1982 team, winners of the Ratana Cup (back, from left): R Solomon, H McDonald, A Meager, J Mudgway; L McDonald, C Thompson, R Waaka, H Gordon, G Thocolich, P Morunga, A Rei, T Pakai; W Mason, J Moffat, B Aranui, B Keepa, H Kaa, T Rawiri, S Winiata, A McDonald, R Meager; A Mapu, H Bartlett, P Carrol, R Church, P Williams, F Tahuri, A Faith, M Tuki; Inset H Barlett, K Solomon. Absent J Leonard.

3 – Ray Church, Mason Tuki and Paul Williams with the Ratana Cup.

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4 – The supporters were a very important part of team culture, here they are after the 1982 success (back row, from left): J Morounga, J McDonald, A Faith, N Faith, B Arnst, B Faith, P Wakefield, R Church, C Tahuri, J Tuki, A McDonald; D Keepa, P Williams, S Williams, M Pakai, P Haami, M Mapu, S Bartlett, R Selfe, V Moffatt, H Rawiri, T Pakai; K Cavill, F Penny, M Wakefield, S Wakefield, P Rawiri, A Mapu, R Meager, M Tuki, A Keepa; P Wallace, J McAndrew, P Wakefield, S Meager, P Meager, J Moffatt. Absent H Rei.

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3 In response to this gift, the Ngapuhi iwi added a greenstone mere to the competition. Both the cup and mere appear to have been combined and collectively called the Ratana Cup after the prophet’s death in 1939.

In 1934 it was on display in a Temuka shop window and The Press newspaper stated it was “an attractive example of the Maori

art with its carved base inlaid with pawa [sic]”.

In 1979 the local team was warmly welcomed by the Southland community and over 5000 attended the match in Bluff. While Mid Canterbury was not successful, the experience was so positive that they made another challenge the following year, 1980. This time they were victorious – winning

the match and the cup, 22-6. The trophy was proudly displayed in the Old Boys’ clubrooms.

The following year the trophy was won by Nelson, which in turn lost it to the Canterbury Union.

The challenge went out to Canterbury from Mid Canterbury and in 1982 the Mid Canterbury Maori team again lifted the trophy.

While the team won, the players

Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return – almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 – the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men.

The Ashburton Museum with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains, has erected in front of the Museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the Museum.

This week the Ashburton Museum honours: March 29: David HOUSTON

were under pressure. Many players left the district, while others were snapped up by other rep teams. It was decided to disband the team while on a winning streak.

Before Mr Thomas contacted us, the museum had no information about the Maori team and archives are scarce, even some of the team members’ names are unknown.

Judging by the supporters’ photograph, there must be someone who can recall the team and its exploits. Ashburton Museum would be very interested to hear from you if you can add to this story, or identify the players.

Ashburton Museum thanks Graeme Thomas for the information and images that he has generously shared, and their inspiration for this heritage page.

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RESULTS ■ Bowls Champion of Champion Pairs March 26 Played at the Allenton Bowling Club Senior Men: Final - Allenton (M Bassett (S), Pete Whinham 21 - Rakaia 14.

Senior Women: Final - Allenton (R Bennett (S), Anne Reid 19 - Ashburton (D Bruce (S), M Eder) 12 Junior Men: Final - Methven (A Allred (S), J Eddington 19 - Ashburton (B Donaldson (S), C Arnst) 11 Junior Women: Final - Allenton (M Foggo (S), J Mitchell) 14 – Methven (L Fensom (s), R Eddington) 10 Men’s Colts: Final – Ashburton MSA (S Calder (S), V Matheson) 18 – Allenton 9

Hampstead Bowling Club March 24 Friday Half Day Triples - proudly sponsored by the Devon Tavern 1st A. Crawford, B. Holdom, S. Holdom 3 Wins, 18 Ends 38 Points, 2nd M. Smallridge, P. Whinham, G. Sparks 3 Wins, 17 Ends 43 Points, 3rd Place C. Dennis, A. McKenzie, J. Smart 3 Wins, 17 Ends, 33 Points.

■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club March 13 Flaxmere and King Trophies N/S 1st Bruce Sim & Heather Sim, 2nd Maryke Blignault & Graham Gilbert, 3rd Bev Blair & Sheila Lyons E/W 1st Pat Wise & Bruce Leighton, 2nd Lynette Leadley & David Wilkinson, 3rd= David McCormick & Lynnette Adams, 3rd= Jan McClelland & Mary Bruce March 14 Robinson Salver N/S 1st Jim Rooney & Mike Holdaway, 2nd= Judith Edmond & Pauline Fergus, 2nd= Rosemary McLaughlin & Jan de Jong E/W 1st Mary Buckland & David Sewell, 2nd Alan Wright & Evelyne Taylor, 3rd Maree Moore & Arthur Maude March 15 3rds diff ptnr each rnd N/S 1st= Mary Buckland & Judith Edmond, 1st= Melva Stowell & Peter Downward, 3rd Pauline Fergus & Paul Fergus E/W 1st Val Palmer & John Fechney, 2nd Rewa Kyle & Trish Downward, 3rd Jeanette Lovett & Arthur Maude March 16 Mary Mulligan Trophy N/S 1st Martin de Jong & Rosemary McLaughlin, 2nd Val Ferrier & Trish Downward, 3rd Mary Buckland & John Knight E/W 1st Peter Downward & Rona Brownlie, 2nd Jim Rooney & Maureen Kolkman,

DRAWS ■ Bowls MSA Bowling Club Skips entered Skip2ItFlooringXtra MSA Half Day Triples Friday March 31, 12.30pm start M. Anderson, R. Neilson, R. Mitchell, C. Leech, G. Taylor, M. Smallridge, A. Smith, B. Williams, A. Waddell, E. Maw, N. Atkinson, B. Harrison, B. Marsden, R. Anstiss, M. Reid, A. Mackenzie.

Ashburton Bowling Club March 29 Aussie Mixed Pairs – 12.30pm start. Sponsors: Ray White Real Estate. Whites or Club colours to be worn.

The following skips have entered teams.

M Anderson, P Collins, G Clarke, A Gowan, G Eder, R Gutberlet, B Harrison, W Blackwell, R Herriott, B Holdom, M Middleton, C Leech, J. Mills, B Mayson, R Keeling, M Quinn, A Mackenzie, H Kemp M Reid, Jo Ryk, G. Sparks, W Suttie, G Taylor, D Prendergast, B White, B Williams.

For information contact: G. Eder 307-7498

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club

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3rd Kay Robb & Pauline Fergus March 20 B and C Ladder N/S 1st Bruce Sim & Heather Sim, 2nd Lynnette Adams & Barbara Newton, 3rd Pauline Scott & Helen Briggs E/W 1st Mervyn Jones & Estelle Jones, 2nd Noel Baker & Gladys Baker, 3rd Hilda Blee & Shirley Harris March 21 A ladder N/S 1st Pat Jordan & Val Ferrier, 2nd Bill Kolkman & Jim Rooney, 3rd Amanda Gray & Paul Fergus E/W 1st Anne Reid & Maurice Reid, 2nd Sue Rosevear & John Fechney, 3rd Maree Moore & Arthur Maude March 22 Individual Ladder N/S 1st Melva Stowell & Peter Downward, 2nd Mary Buckland & Judith Edmond, 3rd Rosemary McLaughlin & Rewa Kyle E/W 1st Maree Moore & Edna Segers, 2nd Paul Fergus & Pauline Fergus, 3rd Jeanette Lovett & John Irwin March 23 2Rds diff ptnr N/S 1st Bill Kolkman & Jim Rooney, 2nd Trish Small & Rewa Kyle, 3rd Rosemary McLaughlin & Paul Fergus E/W 1st Mike Holdaway & Alan Wright, 2nd Lynette Leadley & Jan McClelland, 3rd John Fechney & John Irwin

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club March 25 Par Round Winner: Wilson Hii 99-31=68 and +6. Other good scores: Paul May +4; Peter Walker and Chris Ralston +3; Phillip Kerr and Noel Sutton +2; Pat Turton +1 by lot from Bruce Day and Greg Fleming.

Nearest Pins: Braided Rivers: Vince Carr; Rothbury Insurance: Vince Carr, Netherby Meats: Dave Hewitt, South Island Seeds: Vince Carr, Charming Thai (longest putt) Terry Molloy Twos: Paul May and Dave Hewitt.

Nett Eagles: #10, Birdy Jackpot: #18 Nine Hole Results The winner of the Stableford competition was Geoff Rhodes with 24 pts followed by Sam Prince with 19pts.

Mayfield Golf Club March 22 Mid –Week Stableford Competition Phil Breading 42 stableford points, Harley Davies 35, Gordon Duthie 35.

Nearest the Pin: Steve Cross Two’s: Steve King March 23 9 hole division Best Nett: Ladies 1st J Ludemann 54:18:36, 2nd T Gallagher 57:19:38, Men 1st J Greenslade 57:16:41 Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Building and Excavating 2nd Shot No. 2 – J Greenslade, Mayfield Transport Ltd No 5. – T Gallagher April 1: A stableford match will be played in conjunction with the Taylor Made Eagles raffle.

Starting times: Morning 8am, Afternoon report to the Pro shop at 12.00 for a 12.30pm start.

■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey March 31 Played at NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf Kiwi Sticks (4th Grade) Duty Club: Tinwald 3.45pm Turf one: Tinwald/Mayfield v Wakanui White (TBC) Turf two: Tinwald Engineering Solutions v Hampstead (TBC) 4.30pm Turf one: Collegians White v Wakanui Blue (Karen Dalgety, Kacee Flannery)Turf Two: Allenton Thunder v Methven Black (Erin Connolly-Whyte, Jacob Gray) 5.15pm Turf one : Collegians Green D & E v Wakanui Black (Erin Connolly-Whyte, Jacob Gray) Turf two: Allenton Storm v Methven White (Ang Bowler, Rachel Law) 6.00pm Turf two: Tinwald The Tool Shed v Rakaia (R Law, Kacee Flannery) BYE: Tinwald Smith & Sons 1st Grade Women 6.50pm Collegiate v Collegians, Hampstead (Methven White 1GW/ Hampstead 1GW) 8.00 pm Methven White v Hampstead (Collegiate, Collegians/ Hampstead ) Bye: Methven Black April 1 Mini Sticks (5th Grade) - Duty Club: Tinwald (Coaches to Umpire) 9.30am Turf one: Tinwald Mayfield Transport v Wakanui Blue Turf two: Wakanui Black v Hampstead

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Spanish rider Maverick Vinales fights with Andrea Dovizioso and Valentino Rossi on his way to winning the Moto GP World Championship race at the Losail International Circuit in Doha yesterday.

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Methven Golf Club March 24 Methven 9 Hole Golf Mike Markillie 53-17-36, Alister Goodwin 57-20-37, Alan Dent 59-20-39 PGG Best Player = Mike Markillie Methven Travel 2nd Shot No.13 = Alan Dent Cafe 131 Stableford = Alan Dent 19 March 25 Men’s Division Duff Qualifing, Stroke Round.

Senior: Dayle Lucas 74-3-71. Intermediate: Phil Elliott 84-14-70.Junior A: Paul Plimmer 89-20-69. Junior B: Andy Gorman 113-31-82.

Other Good Scores: 71 Dave Puckett, Simon Wareing, Frank Sandys. 73 Pete Wood, Grant Hargraves, Alister Maxwell.

Two’s: Jim Rooney, Bob Ilton, Piers Rolton, Phil Elliott, Simon Wareing.

Dubliner Best Nett: Paul Plimmer 69.

Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Phil Elliott 70. Methven Travel Best Gross: Dayle Lucas 74.

Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Phil Elliott; Hunters Wine No 6: James Anderson; Ski Time No 13: Bob Ilton; Green Parrot No 17: Michael Kemp; Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Alister Maxwell.

Next Week: April 1. Medal Round, 1st round club champs qualifying, Blue Tees.

Nancy McCormick Foursomes Winners: Tania Wilson & Sandra Ilton 154, Marg Kelk & Heather Middleton 162 A.M. Winners: Marg Kelk & Heather Middleton 109-31.5-77.5; P.M. Winners: Wendy Wareing & Nola Hydes 112-30-82 Nearest the Pin # 6 Methven Foursquare Lynn Worsfold, # 17 Methven Travel Tania Wilson, # 4

Turf three: Tinwald Bonnington v Tinwald Skip 2 It Turf four: Allenton Hawks v Rakaia; 10.10am Turf Two: Collegians White v Allenton Eagles Turf three: Tinwald Aotea Electrical v Methven Turf four: Tinwald/Mayfield v Collegians Green Fun Sticks (6th Grade) 11.00am Rakaia Black v Tinwald Black, Rakaia Blue v Wakanui Black, Hampstead v Wakanui Blue, Allenton Aces v Allenton Magics, Tinwald Orange v Collegians.

April 2 1st Grade Men 5.00pm Tinwald v Wakanui (Allenton, Hampstead/Coll 1GM) 6.15pm Allenton v Hampstead/Coll (Tinwald 1GM, Wakanui 1GM) April 3 2nd grade Boys 5.30pm Wakanui v Allenton/Hampstead (Wakanui Senior Mens, Erin Connolly-Whyte) Bye: Methven April 4 KWICK Sticks (3rd Grade Mixed) 4.15pm Methven v Wakanui 8’s (J Gray, R Law) 5.15pm Tinwald Black v Rakaia (M Baker, K Flannery) 6.15pm Collegians v Hampstead (M Baker, D Baker) 7.15pm Allenton v Wakanui 7’s (A Quigley, D Baker) Bye: Tinwald/Mayfield

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby April 1 Senior Division 1 Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition Section One Waihora v Hornby, Tai Tapu 1, 2.45pm, J

Methven Pharmacy Marg Kelk, # 13 Aribica Lyn Schott, # 4 Methven Supermarket (Saturday Ladies) not contested March 29 L.G.U. 2nd Tui’s Trophy. Stableford Teams

Rakaia Golf Club March 22 Ladies Division Nancy McCormick - Stroke AM Winners Sandra Quinn and Sally Smith; PM Winners Marion Wederell and Teresa Booker Final Result Marion Wederell and Teresa Booker 9 holers: Stroke Lillian OHanlon Railway Tavern 2nd shot no 3: Jean Evans Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no 6: Not Struck V Bell Nearest Pin no 8: Shiree Blackburn Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot no 15: Jean Evans S. Quinn 2nd shot no 17: Jean Evans March 25 Men’s Division Stroke Play P Whittaker 63, J Lepaio 65, J Stara 70, G Skull 71, R Moore 71 Nearest the Pins: No 6 J Hurst, No 15 Not Struck, No 8 & 17 P Greenwood

■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Pigeon Club St Andrews Flock Race 5 flyers sent 121 birds.

Winners time 1 hour – 14 minutes -58 seconds.

1st M Davidson 1124.48 mpm, 2nd L Davidson 1113.34, 3rd L Wilson 1088.143, 4th N Martin 1060.118, 5th B&G Kirwan 1027.457

Currie, H Cook, K Bambry Glenmark/Cheviot v Darfield, Omihi, 2.45pm, S Laird Darryl Phillips Motor Company Celtic v Hampstead, Celtic 1, 2.45pm, K Opele, P Hill, S Bennet Saracens v Burn/Duns/Irw, Southbrook Park, 2.45pm, W Burrett Ohoka v Prebbleton, Mandeville 1, 2.45pm, S O’Reilly Section Two Stuart Tarbotton Contractor Southern v PWL Methven, Hinds 1, 2.45pm, J Lamers, K Pottinger, G Barr Southbridge v Railway Tavern Rakaia, Southbridge 1, 2.45pm, K Hancox, M Gameson, D Sullivan Rolleston v Lincoln, Rolleston 1, 2.45pm, R Goodman, A Brosnahan, K Jones Kaiapoi v West Melton, Kaiapoi Oval, 2.45pm G Welch Oxford Bye Senior B – Michael Duff Memorial Trophy – Round 1 Allenton v Mt Somers, Allenton 1, 2.30pm, K Faalogo Kellys Café & Bar Celtic v KFC Hampstead, Celtic 1, 1.00pm, P Hill, M Southby, J Kilworth Collegiate v Rakaia, Collegiate 1, 2.30pm, D McKibbon Southern v Methven, Hinds 1, 1pm, K Pottinger Combined Competition – Colts Darfield v Prebbleton, Darfield 1, 1.00pm, M, Quinlivan Lincoln Black v Rakaia – Methven, Lincoln 1, 12.30pm, D Sullivan

Kiwi rider Vicki Wilson is $US100,000 richer, after winning a prestigious American event, despite dislocating her shoulder early in the event. In a stunning result, Wilson staggered seasoned observers by winning the prized “Road to the Horse” event in Kentucky last weekend in her first attempt. She was the only New Zealander invited to compete in the invitation-only event which requires competitors to select an untrained three-year-old American quarter horse and then race several events.

- NZME

Kiwis in the points The New Zealanders in England’s Aviva Premiership helped themselves to eight tries and a plethora of points off the tee over the weekend. Wasps’ 40-33 victory over Worcester saw No 12 Jimmy Gopperth slot four more goals, and centre Alapati Leiua score a try. For the Warriors, meanwhile, Jackson Willison scored a try, while Bryce Heem crossed for a five-pointer but also copped a red card for a dangerous tackle. Sean Maitland won bragging rights over his old Crusaders teammate Kahn Fotuali’i as Saracens crushed Bath 53-10. Nick Evans kicked 18 points in Harlequins’ convincing 53-17 win over Newcastle.

- NZME

Dutch sack Blind Holland have sacked coach Danny Blind in the wake of their World Cup qualifying loss to Bulgaria.

The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has called time on the former defender’s reign, after only 20 months and 18 matches.

Sunday’s 2-0 defeat in Sofia was Holland’s second in their opening five games in World Cup qualifying group A and left them in fourth place in the pool, already six points behind leaders France and three behind second-placed Sweden. Blind took over the national team from Guus Hiddink in July 2015, but was unable to lead the team to Euro 2016. - PA Lincoln Red v Celtic, Lincoln 1, 14.45pm, C Wootton Waihora v Springston, Tai Tapu 1, 1.00pm, H Cook Combined Competition - Under 18 Lincoln/Prebbleton v Hurunui, Prebbleton Oval, 2.30pm, M Hanson Rolleston v Aoraki, Rolleston 2, 1.00pm, K Jones Waihora v Southern/Hampstead, Tai Tapu 3, K Bambry Celtic v Methven, Celtic 2, 2.30pm, J O’Connor Pegasus Bay v Ashley Oxford, Kai 1, 1.00pm, S Marshall Timaru Boys High v Darfield, School Park, 12:00, TBC Combined Competition – Under 16 Celtic-Methven v Northern Raiders, Celtic 2, 1.15pm, S Bennett Rolleston v Tinwald, Rolleston 5, 12:30pm, TBC Ohoka/Oxford v Prebbleton, Mandeville 2, 1.00pm, A Reeve West Melt/BDI/Leeston v Hampstead, West Melton 1, 1.30pm, TBC Waihora/Springston v Ashley/Saracens, Tai Tapu 2, 12noon, TBC Combined Competition – Under 14.5 Rolleston v Southbridge, Rolleston 1, 11.30am, E Paterson Methven v Lincoln, Methven 1, 1:00pm, H Grant West Melton v Waihora, West Melton 1, 1.30pm, K Hore Prebbleton v Combined, Prebbleton 1, 1.00pm, J Lynch Hampstead Bye

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In brief Top 20 for Wilkinson Tim Wilkinson has had a top 20 at the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open despite a mixed final round. The kiwi golfer carded a one-under final round, mixing three birdies with two bogeys, to finish 14-under overall. He finished the tournament at 14-under, six shots behind American winner D.A. Points who fired a final round 66.

- NZME

McGregor ‘not that good’ Conor McGregor does not possess the ability to trouble Floyd Mayweather in the boxing ring, according to legendary trainer Freddie Roach. Roach cornered Manny Pacquiao against the unbeaten American and is regarded as one of the sport’s best strategists. He believes McGregor is too wild and limited to beat Mayweather, should the pair manage to finalise a deal to fight.

“I’d love to see it. He’s a character, but not that good a fighter.” - PA

Shaun Tait retires

John Morrison and Leading The Way get home first for trainer Warren Stapleton at Motukarara on Sunday.

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■ HARNESS RACING

Morrison leads the way

By Matt MarkhaM

Matt.M@theguardian.co.nz

Any win is special, but for John Morrison a win for Warren Stapleton means just that little bit more.

The two Mid Canterbury men have had a long association, despite Morrison’s young age, and on Sunday at Motukarara they combined for their second win as driver and trainer when Leading The Way did exactly as the name would suggest and won.

Stapleton, along with guys like Mike Heenan, has been a big supporter of Morrison since he started driving and the youngster said winning races for people like that was hugely rewarding.

“They are the sort of people who have helped me get to where I am,” Morrison said.

“Right from when I started driving at workouts and trials they supported me and gave me opportunities.

“So to win another race for Warren was great.”

A run of consistent performances had Leading The Way pegged as a serious contender in an open field yesterday and courtesy of a perfect drive from Morrison the seven-year-old gelding was able to make the most of it.

“He’s a bit of a funny horse, he loves to follow the speed, but often he will sprint up and knock off, but he really wanted to find the line which was great.

“He deserved that win because he’s been going such big races recently.

“Warren has done a great job with him.”

Leading The Way has had 16 starts since joining Stapleton’s stable back in July last year and has won once, three times finished second and also three times been placed third for stakes of more than $10,000.

“He’s a nice wee money earner and will relish the new handicapping system because he won’t get too high up in the grades.”

Stapleton and Morrison had gone close to success earlier in the day when Here We Are ran second in the maiden trot.

The win gave Morrison his seventh win of the season in what is only his second season of driving, taking him one win past his tally of six from last season.

“The goal was to beat that and I have so I’m happy, but with a wee while to go this season perhaps

I’d like to get to double figures.”

The former Ashburton College student is keeping himself busy working for the leading stable of Steven McRae at Spreydon Lodge in the mornings before heading out to do farrier work in the afternoons.

He’s also training three horses of his own, a maiden trotter and two maiden pacers.

Leading The Way’s win on Sunday was one half of a Mid Canterbury double with Sound’s Like A Gem winning for Rakaia trainer, Leo O’Reilly.

The Vic Lamb-owned pacer led the entire way and held too many guns for her rivals.

The three-year-old filly was qualified by O’Reilly’s brother, Kerry, who is currently laid up after a training mishap.

Shaun Tait, one of the fastest bowlers to play for Australia, has retired from cricket due to a chronic elbow injury. Tait represented his country in all three formats, playing three tests, 35 one-day internationals and 21 T20 matches for Australia. With his unusual slinging action, the 34year-old Tait bowled one of the fastest deliveries in history in an ODI in 2010 against England, recorded as 161.1km/h.

- AAP

Record crowds for AFL AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan says the evenness of the competition was among the key factors which attracted a record number of fans to the opening round of the season. Three all-Victorian blockbusters at the MCG helped swell the total attendance figure across nine matches to 400,401, more than 29,000 better than the previous record. 78,294 watched Essendon beat old foes Hawthorn in dramatic style.

- AAP

Moulds a long way off The Mainland Tactix are unlikely to have the services of skipper Jess Moulds until the final weeks of the season. Her absence saw two players from the Beko League team earn an immediate call-up to the top-tier side, with converted shooter Sophia Fenwick and 1.92m Ashburton defender Kate Lloyd coming in as injury cover. - NZME

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

The only way is up for dreadful 2017 Warriors side

By Dale BuDge Three things we learnt from the Warriors’ 26-12 defeat to the Dragons on Sunday night.

The Warriors can’t be any worse Seriously - they can’t.

Fans will vent after another shocking performance but you can take heart in the fact there is only one way the side can go from here.

They simply couldn’t hold the ball and therefore couldn’t create much.

It is pointless questioning Shaun Johnson or Issac Luke’s

performance when their team in front kept dropping the ball. The Warriors made 21 errors against the Dragons.

It seemed like the entire team had a case of the dropsies.

The goal-line defence wasn’t much better although they can be thankful the Dragons aren’t a great attacking side themselves, who knows what sort of score a side like the Roosters or the Cowboys could rack up against them.

Relying on Kieran Foran is foolish Those that were opposed to signing the former Manly and Par-

ramatta five-eighth pointed to his surgically-repaired shoulder and dodgy hamstrings among reasons why he was a risky pick-up.

Aside from his off-field issues the injuries needed to be considered when signing him.

We have seen him miss additional time through the shoulder taking longer than expected to recover and just when he got the green light to play his pulls up lame in the warm-ups with a hamstring injury.

Foran is a quality player but he is now injury-prone.

The Warriors simply cannot

count on him being there regularly and they’d be foolish to think even if he stays healthy he could get his team-mates to start catching the ball and making their tackles.

Coach Kearney needs to react The Warriors simply cannot let these two terrible performances back-to-back slide without serious repercussion.

The Bulldogs and Dragons are not competition heavyweights and yet the Warriors have made them look like world-beaters.

Four games seems like a small sample size with another 20

games left to play before finals but in reality this team has five-odd years of sample to examine.

The same issues are still plaguing the side that hurt them this time last year – basic handling, lack of go-forward or quick playthe-balls and woeful goal-line defence.

Changing coaches hasn’t worked, signing star recruits hasn’t worked – at some point individual accountability needs to be driven home.

Kearney has to wield the axe and maybe it is time for a total rebuild.

- NZME

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

In brief

■ JON SNOW

Iffraaj foal eagerly awaited The emphatic nature of Iffraaj colt Jon Snow’s win in Saturday’s Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes has left Karaka breeder Richard Moore eagerly anticipating a spring arrival.

Moore bred the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained three-year-old and Jon Snow’s dam is currently back in foal to the Haunui Farm sire.

“I watched the race and I was delighted.

“I can’t wait for the mare to foal,” he said.

Jon Snow is the first foal of the winning O’Reilly mare Orinda and went through the 2015 New Zealand Bloodstock Select Yearling Sale where he was knocked down for $65,000 to Andrew Forsman.

There would be few who would begrudge the determined colt his Group success on Saturday. He has been one of the most consistent three-year-olds around without greeting the judge.

Jon Snow’s solitary win prior to

M3 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 28 Mar 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.00pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR DASH C0, 295m 1 54533 Camside Rose nwtd ..................... L Waretini 2 33366 Sweet As Brad nwtd..................R Blackburn 3 55433 Machine Man nwtd ......................D Kingston 4 38227 Nippa Joy nwtd.......................J T McInerney 5 8221 Fill The Till 17.61 ..........................A Williams 6 62442 Bing Bong nwtd ...............................M Cutler 7 22353 Fabre’s Lass nwtd .....................R Blackburn 8 35536 Andolas nwtd ............................R Blackburn 9 522 Goldstar Linkin nwtd S &.................B Evans 10 2 Flower Bomb nwtd .............................C Weir 2 12.20pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES C1, 295m 1 42786 Crazy Sunday nwtd ................J T McInerney 2 54857 Seaspray Cracker nwtd ...............B Freeman 3 47356 Adjudicator 17.23 S & .....................B Evans 4 7x284 Flash The Cash 17.39 ..................A Williams 5 75788 Ben Jamming 17.56 M & ...................Jopson 6 21 Come Sunday 17.73 ...........................A Lee 7 13221 Stu On It 17.47 M & ............................ Smith 8 64544 Zabambi 17.62 .................................A Joyce 9 5F784 Fear The Beard 17.78 ..................... D Voyce 10 54778 Ohoka Braxton 17.82 ................... L Waretini 3 12.40pm FLAIR SPRINT C1, 295m 1 75786 What’s Wong 17.84 M &....................Jopson 2 57742 Big Catch 17.38 M & .........................Jopson 3 12631 Verbena nwtd ................................R Adcock

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Jon Snow taking out the Tulloch Stakes on Saturday.

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Saturday came as a juvenile but he has recorded five placings this season.

All of them came in black type events, most recently claiming third place behind another son

of Iffraaj, Gingernuts, in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby.

“We have used Iffraaj every year since he first shuttled to Haunui Farm in 2008,” Moore said.

“We have had a long connec-

tion with Haunui Farm, not just sending our mares there but preparing our yearlings. It goes back to knowing Ron [Chitty] when I was at school,” he said.

In addition to the eagerly awaited Iffraaj foal Orinda is presently carrying, Moore also has a three-quarter sister to Jon Snow out of Orinda’s dam.

That as-yet-unnamed threeyear-old Iffraaj filly is the last foal from the winning Zabeel mare Zahra, but don’t expect to see her make an appearance on the race track in the immediate future.

“She is a bit temperamental,” Moore said.

Soliloquy Lodge has been a regular source of top notch performers, most stemming from the dam line of the mare whose name graces the property, Soliloquy.

Moore is now hopeful another winning chapter will be added to the Soliloquy story when Jon Snow tackles the Australian Derby next weekend.

- NZME

Breeders’ Stakes next Last-start winner Sopraffina is likely to head to the central districts in an attempt to add black type to her record. “She’s a lovely mare and she’s getting better all the time,” said Julia Ritchie, who trains the daughter of High Chaparral with her partner Steven Ramsay. “She might go down for the Breeders’ Stakes.”

- NZME

Odeon has derby claims New Zealand-bred three-year-old Odeon has taken another winning step toward a Group One goal. The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahratrained son of Zacinto claimed Saturday’s Mornington Guineas to confirm a crack at the South Australian Derby. “The owners have been patient with him, hopefully we can reward them with a Derby.” - NZME

Kiwi-bred wins again Rising Singapore star Countofmontecristo has underlined his talent by maintaining his perfect record. The New Zealand-bred son of Echoes In Heaven was successful in the Singapore Three-Year-Old Sprint at Kranji on Sunday evening for trainer Michael Clements, his fourth win in succession.

- NZME

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

1 78453 Terra Alert 17.31 C & ......................... Fagan 4 26773 Budgie Right 17.50 H & ......................Taylor 2 46573 Abacus Magic nwtd ...................... L Waretini 5 57447 Time Slayer 17.26 M &........................ Smith 3 62555 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 6 73244 Ad’s Spice 18.06 .............................J Tanner 4 62457 Opawa Pam nwtd L & ........................ Wales 7 67x85 Goldstar Archie nwtd..............J T McInerney 5 36658 Eug The Scrooge 17.69 M & .............Jopson 8 46267 Smash Fire 17.63............................ M Grant 6 51123 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.75 ....................A Joyce 9 66657 Jinja Billy 17.47 ............................ L Waretini 7 68828 Little Snicko 17.54 ..................J T McInerney 10 48848 Goldstar Phelps 17.71 S &..............B Evans 8 26447 Royal Action 17.29 S & ...................B Evans 4 1.00pm COALGATE TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 9 66657 Jinja Billy 17.47 ............................ L Waretini 1 43325 Another Message 30.42 M & ............Jopson 10 46776 Pipes Of Peace 17.60 ...............R Blackburn 2 34551 Waimac 30.57 ........................J T McInerney 3 44525 Cawbourne Ridge nwtd................C Roberts 7 2.00pm CHRIS & LISA EARL DASH C1, 295m 1 53336 Falconhurst 17.73 ............................A Joyce 4 75x26 Helski Bale nwtd ..........................C Roberts 2 84833 Royal Descent 17.60 .................R Blackburn 5 67826 Fab Action 30.70 S & ......................B Evans 3 28858 Bound To Erupt nwtd ....................... M Grant 6 64675 Mystic Action 30.35 S & ..................B Evans 4 27672 Go Tommo 17.10.............................J Tanner 7 43332 Kay Bomb nwtd ..............................G Cleeve 5 36785 Brooke Davis 17.25 ...................... L Waretini 8 34452 Opawa Judy 30.84 L & ....................... Wales 6 22213 Koputara 17.50 M & ..........................Jopson 9 87873 Opawa Minstrel 30.57 L & .................. Wales 7 32737 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.77 S & ..............B Evans 10 48476 Kablitz nwtd.................................. K Cassidy 5 1.20 CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ DASH 8 62885 Lucky Sunday 17.58...............J T McInerney 9 5F784 Fear The Beard 17.78 ..................... D Voyce C1, 295m 1 114 High Dreamer 17.27........................ M Grant 10 88868 Flat Pack 17.73 ......................J T McInerney 2 84387 Smokey Action nwtd S & .................B Evans 8 2.15 BAILIES BAR EDGEWARE SPRINT C1, 295m 1 32782 Know Logic 17.73 ..........................G Cleeve 3 17473 Ohoka Angel 17.60 ......................A Waretini 2 37564 Max Brainstrain 17.39 M & .................. Smith 4 76564 Cawbourne Teash nwtd...................J Tanner 3 54686 Blazin Action 17.86 S & ..................B Evans 5 67362 Homebush Riley 17.42 ...........J T McInerney 4 67435 Hilton Cust 17.61 ...................... A Bradshaw 6 45485 Jinga Snag 17.85 .............................A Joyce 5 46463 Fear Marina 17.51..................J T McInerney 7 47676 Chippy Jordy 17.37 M & ....................Jopson 6 18771 Unfettered 17.65 M & ........................Jopson 8 33758 Sea Spray Elsa 17.47 .................B Freeman 7 86374 Ohoka Hunter 17.80..................... L Waretini 9 5F784 Fear The Beard 17.78 ..................... D Voyce 8 64256 Jinno Gino 17.65 ......................... J McMillan 10 54778 Ohoka Braxton 17.82 ................... L Waretini 6 1.40 SPECTATOR’S BAR BISTRO SPRINT C1, 295m 9 5F784 Fear The Beard 17.78 ..................... D Voyce

10 46776 Pipes Of Peace 17.60 ...............R Blackburn

9 2.35 CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO DASH C1, 295m

1 51878 Festive Flair 18.01..................J T McInerney 2 48754 Sparkling Terra 17.23 C & .................. Fagan 3 45565 Kelly’s Boy 17.60 .............................. S Whall 4 11731 Unbridled 17.37 M & .........................Jopson 5 75688 Minor Brainwave 17.97 M & ................ Smith 6 47353 Cisco 17.28 S & ..............................B Evans 7 87783 Road Block 17.68............................J Tanner 8 1558x Cupcake 17.64 ....................................A Lee Emergencies: 9 5F784 Fear The Beard 17.78 ..................... D Voyce 10 54778 Ohoka Braxton 17.82 ................... L Waretini 10 2.55 O’SHEA’S PUBLIC HOUSE STKS C1, 520m 1 25444 Opawa Mine 31.62 L &....................... Wales 2 26737 Goldstar Dodge 30.88 S & ..............B Evans 3 176x3 Oak Spur 30.86 .................................P Scott 4 76748 Ester Action 30.40 S & ....................B Evans 5 44836 Cairo 31.21 ..................................... M Grant 6 28223 Kelly’s My Name nwtd .....................J Goode 7 55546 Cawbourne Excite nwtd ...............C Roberts 8 48463 Vicarious 30.26 ............................C Roberts 9 47854 Ghost nwtd ...................................C Roberts 10 48476 Kablitz nwtd.................................. K Cassidy 11 3.15pm ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE C1, 295m 1 48167 Such Fun 17.74...........................D Kingston 2 85658 Cosmoholic 17.53 ........................A Waretini 3 15T8 Unfounded 17.43 M & .......................Jopson 4 48466 Zulu Jasper 17.63 ...........................J Tanner 5 54554 Tip The Babe 17.46 C &..................... Fagan 6 47762 Smash Attack 17.36 ........................ M Grant

7 8 9 10

13x6F Elora 17.49................................R Blackburn 67823 Goldstar Scout 17.50 S & ...............B Evans 66657 Jinja Billy 17.47 ............................ L Waretini 88868 Flat Pack 17.73 ......................J T McInerney 12 3.36pm PROTEXIN DASH C1, 295m 1 85847 Ohoka Magic 17.70 ......................A Waretini 2 457F2 Jinja Loch 17.30 ................. N C W Wanhalla 3 78476 Slick Action 17.56 S &.....................B Evans 4 66776 Harden Faster 17.34 M & ..................Jopson 5 73235 Homebush Tulip 17.59 ...........J T McInerney 6 46572 Smash Rumour 17.19 ..................... M Grant 7 24846 Lagoon Allira nwtd M & ....................... Smith 8 46837 Cut The Ribbons 17.79 ...................J Tanner Emergencies: 9 66657 Jinja Billy 17.47 ............................ L Waretini 10 48848 Goldstar Phelps 17.71 S &..............B Evans SELECTIONS

Race 1: Camside Rose, Fabres Lass, Fill The Till, Nippa Joy Race 2: Come Sunday, Zabambi, Flash The Cash, Adjudicator Race 3: What’s Wong, Verbena, Ad’s Spice, Budgie Right Race 4: Waimac, Helski Bale, Kay Bomb, Another Message Race 5: High Dreamer, Homebush Riley, Chippy Jordy Race 6: Abacus Magic, Opawa Pam, Royal Action, Little Snicko Race 7: Falconhurst, Koputara, Go Tommo, Goldstar Tu Puc Race 8: Know Logic, Fear Marina, Jinno Gino, Hilton Cust Race 9: Sparkling Terra, Unbridled, Cupcake, Road Block Race 10: Vicarious, Opawa Mine, Kelly’s My Name, Oak Spur Race 11: Smash Attack, Unfounded, Goldstar Scout, Tip The Babe Race 12: Jinja Loch, Ohoka Magic, Cut The Ribbons, Smash Rumour LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway

Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park 9 86877 Ozark’s Watch nwtd .......................J Guthrie Raceway Meeting Date: 28 Mar 2017 NZ Meeting number: 10 58687 Thoracic 23.13 .......................J T McInerney 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 4 1.08pm ADDED ENERGY DASH C2, 390m and 12; 13 and 14 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 8, 9 and 1 22327 Wears The Gold nwtd...................K M Grant 10; 12, 13 and 14 2 13545 His Nibs 22.60....................................J Allen 1 12.08pm SOUTHLAND GREYHOUNDS WELCOME 3 23641 Know Contest nwtd ........................G Cleeve C0, 390m 4 62153 Opawa Lean Meat 22.55 L & ............. Wales 1 75241 Homebush Steal nwtd ............J T McInerney 5 64726 Deman Blue Blood nwtd ........J T McInerney 2 33531 Duke Baxter nwtd...................J T McInerney 6 42132 Super Stevie 22.96.......................C Roberts 3 5 Game Controller nwtd ....................G Cleeve 7 44254 Know Respect nwtd .......................G Cleeve 4 22461 Nicey Spicey nwtd ..................... A Bradshaw 8 26837 Another Fan 22.74 M & .....................Jopson 5 62831 Asserting Power nwtd ............... A Bradshaw 9 66747 Alex Rumble nwtd ..................J T McInerney 6 4 Mr. Bear nwtd ................................R Adcock 10 65568 Chokehold 22.52 M & .......................Jopson 7 63735 Sozin’s Noir nwtd ...................J T McInerney 5 1.28pm CONGRATULATIONS HOT N SPICY C5, 390m 8 5 Coco Bango nwtd...................J T McInerney 1 35436 Harkonen Bale 22.18 ...................C Roberts 9 83456 Sozin’s Galaxy nwtd ...............J T McInerney 2 13111 Wheelchair Norm 22.17 .........J T McInerney 10 857 Sozin’s Angel nwtd .................J T McInerney 3 26527 Puma Pants 22.14..................J T McInerney 2 12.28pm ASCOT PARK CONSORTIUM C0, 457m 4 17778 Opawa Idol 22.56 L &......................... Wales 1 74 Awesome Annie nwtd.................. B I Conner 5 52151 Homebush Flame 22.73 .........J T McInerney 2 2x475 Qadir Bale nwtd ...........................C Roberts 6 62144 Homebush Rufus nwtd ...........J T McInerney 3 64554 Take By Storm nwtd .................. A Bradshaw 7 21428 Homebush Scribe 22.48 ........J T McInerney 4 66F54 Know Other nwtd ...........................G Cleeve 8 F4x12 Abrasador 22.17 ...............................B Eade 5 57684 Know Bargain nwtd ........................G Cleeve 9 28685 Dirk The Jerk 22.82 ...........................J Dunn 6 78233 Opawa Spirit nwtd L & ....................... Wales 6 1.48pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND C2, 390m 7 23428 Opawa Sledge nwtd L &..................... Wales 1 18117 NippaOfSambucca nwtd ........J T McInerney 8 38857 Know Darling nwtd .........................G Cleeve 2 51275 Gordy Junior nwtd M & .....................Jopson 3 12.48pm CONGRATULATIONS BEK C1, 390m 3 41241 Know Sweat nwtd...........................G Cleeve 1 72554 Rib Curler 22.97 .................................J Allen 4 18653 Nippa Eel nwtd .......................J T McInerney 2 37343 Definite 22.77 .................................. R Breen 5 66223 Opawa Crusade 22.38 L &................. Wales 3 54678 Cawbourne Steele nwtd ...............C Roberts 6 68286 Cawbourne Patty nwtd .................C Roberts 4 66785 Nippa-A-Spot 22.84 ...............J T McInerney 7 67154 Wong Answer 23.60 M & ..................Jopson 5 17647 Zugzwang nwtd ......................... A Bradshaw 8 45513 Off The Team 22.83..................... B I Conner 6 2x124 Opawa Short nwtd L & ....................... Wales 9 66747 Alex Rumble nwtd ..................J T McInerney 7 7x742 Regalyn 22.85 ...................................B Eade 10 47566 Stormy Sunday nwtd ..............J T McInerney 8 42642 Sozin’s Blue 23.04 .................J T McInerney 7 2.07 NZ RACING SERIES ADVANCED FINAL NZ-

RSf, 457m 1 11611 Bombs Falling nwtd J &...................D Fahey 1 41111 Southern Lights 25.84 .................R Hamilton 2 71514 Opawa Millie 26.18 L & ...................... Wales 2 23421 Know Hassle 26.00 ........................G Cleeve 3 75562 Shift The Blame nwtd .............J T McInerney 3 16645 Amino Trouble 26.36 ................. A Bradshaw 4 14171 Storming Mack 26.13 .................. B I Conner 4 42528 Botany Alan 26.09..................J T McInerney 5 24572 Majestic Action 26.13 J &................D Fahey 5 28673 Can’t Catch Tim 26.24 ..................R Adcock 6 11227 Mazu nwtd J & ................................D Fahey 6 53224 Hard Questions 26.04 ....................G Cleeve 7 61725 Opawa Timo 26.72 J & ....................D Fahey 7 36632 Opawa Kevin 26.01 J & ...................D Fahey 8 1111 Zipping Clyde 26.03 .................... B I Conner 8 17531 Opawa Jimbo 25.87 L & ..................... Wales 11 3.26pm GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C4, 390m 9 28685 Dirk The Jerk 25.87 ...........................J Dunn 1 66312 Storming Norm 22.61.................. B I Conner 10 75562 Shift The Blame nwtd .............J T McInerney 2 84127 Opawa Crystal 22.69 L & ................... Wales 8 2.27pm ASCOT PARK HOTEL C1/2, 457m 3 25123 Opawa Waihemo nwtd L & ................. Wales 1 31822 Trendy Blake 26.99 ................J T McInerney 4 13634 Super Bad nwtd ...........................M Roberts 2 15828 Opawa Peaches nwtd ...................R Adcock 5 28353 Magic Mike 22.40 .........................C Roberts 3 17558 Arcane Sabre 26.46 M &...................Jopson 6 85213 Botany Cold nwtd ...................J T McInerney 4 76763 Opawa Tracy nwtd L & ....................... Wales 7 66718 Homebush Sloan 22.56 .........J T McInerney 5 78831 Cawbourne Murf nwtd ..................C Roberts 8 21357 Southern Mist 22.70 ....................R Hamilton 6 31415 Opawa Kim 26.29 J & .....................D Fahey 9 46861 Homebush Kelso 22.40 ..........J T McInerney 7 21133 Opawa Cheviot nwtd J & .................D Fahey 10 17887 Definer 22.88 .................................. R Breen 8 33371 Draxler nwtd J &..............................D Fahey 12 3.46 EVOQUE CAFE@REMARKABLES C1, 457m 9 86877 Ozark’s Watch nwtd .......................J Guthrie 1 31274 Hotdog Shannon nwtd .................C Roberts 10 15788 Thrilling Luke 26.48 M & ...................Jopson 2 37772 Charlie Runkel nwtd ..........................J Dunn 9 2.47pm WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ 3 67542 Opawa Lass nwtd L & ........................ Wales C2/3, 390m 4 55552 Opawa Val nwtd L & ........................... Wales 1 23644 Cawbourne Craig nwtd ................C Roberts 5 72323 Avalanch City nwtd.................J T McInerney 2 88816 Idol Eve 22.66 L & .............................. Wales 6 85187 Pipe Dream nwtd ...................J T McInerney 3 33567 Must Desire 22.43 ..........................G Cleeve 7 86464 Fancy Nomikai nwtd ...............D J MacMillan 4 61255 Homebush Banker 22.80 .......J T McInerney 8 51876 Zipping Piper 26.56 ..................... B I Conner 5 73681 Homebush Errol 22.70 ...........J T McInerney 9 66557 Luciastar 26.85 ......................J T McInerney 6 34112 Idol Star 23.02 L & ............................. Wales 10 37856 Opawa Alex 26.51 L & ....................... Wales 7 64832 Birdie Tee nwtd..............................R Adcock 13 4.06pm BLUFF STAKES C1, 390m 8 88368 Flaming Sambuca 22.65 ........J T McInerney 1 48475 Graeburn nwtd .......................... A Bradshaw 9 65568 Chokehold 22.52 M & .......................Jopson 2 25766 Rhinegolde nwtd ................................J Allen 10 67777 Yahbini Bale 22.84 .......................K M Grant 3 33556 Ngakawau nwtd......................J T McInerney 10 3.07pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER C3/4, 457m 4 54365 Princely Money nwtd ..............J T McInerney

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Race 1: Homebush Steal, Sozin’s Noir, Duke Baxter, Nicey Spicey Race 2: Opawa Sledge, Qadir Bale, Awesome Annie, Know Other Race 3: Rib Curler, Cawbourne Steel, Definite, Sozin’s Blue Race 4: Super Stevie, Know Contest, Know Respect, His Nibs Race 5: Wheelchair Norm, Abrasador, Puma Pants, Dirk The Jerk Race 6: Gordy Junior, Know Sweat, Opawa Crusade, Off The Team Race 7: Botany Alan, Southern Lights, Know Hassle, Opawa Jimbo Race 8: Opawa Cheviot, Opawa Tracey Draxler, Trendy Blake Race 9: Cawbourne Craig, Must Desire, Homebush Errol, Idol Star Race 10: Zipping Clyde, Majestic Action, Shift The Blame, Mazu Race 11: Storming Norm, Opawa Waihemo, Opawa Crystal Race 12: Charlie Runkel, Hotdog Shannon, Opawa Lass, Opawa Val Race 13: Graeburn, Ngakawau, Aroha, Crotty, Cronos Race 14: Bad Bindi, Randy Fields, Miss Blue Sky, Joey Baxter LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Honest self-reflection requires a big person with a little ego. Review the chain of events that led up to an undesired result.

A willingness to look at what your part may have been will enable you to see a solution.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): If allowed, there are some rather unhelpful ideas that will go marching around your mind with all the pomp and circumstance of bona fide facts. Check them, challenge them, or just ignore them.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): What seems like a formless mess may be that now, next week and next month. But it will not always be this way.

Trust that things yet unknown are shaping slowly into the structures of your future.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Coral reefs make up about a 10th of 1 percent of the earth’s surface, yet that’s where nearly a quarter of the known species of marine life live. You want beauty.

Go to a rare place of concentrated diversity.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Of course you can be creative all alone and you often have a peaceful experience creating in solitude and silence.

And yet, you need the group energy to keep you motivated. Get involved.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’ve been emphasising output over input, and that’s fine for a while as long as you realise that when the inspiration dries up, you’ll need to go replenish it. But why wait?

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Some appraise you, figuring out what value you might add to their lives.

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SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): In regards to finance, you’ll benefit from erring on the side of caution.

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CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): A certain amount of political play is to be expected. And yet, if it seems the intrigues and falsehoods surround you on all sides, it’s a sign that you are in a toxic game. Get out. No prize is worth this.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Discovering why what you offer is different is the usual challenge of business. Being the original you are, you won’t find this a burden or challenging today.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There are people who find it difficult to be happy for others. They are the opposite of you, with powers of empathy so strong that you feel every human victory almost as if it were your own.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

GRAY, Renee Elizabeth – Passed away peacefully on Friday, March 24, 2017, aged 89.

GRAY, Sefton – Passed away peacefully on Monday, March 27, 2017, aged 90.

Loved mother, father, mother in law and father in law of Martin and Christine, Geoff and Leonie, Sue and the late Selwyn Schloss, Ruth and the late Owen Campbell, Carol, Beth, Sam and Shannon.

Loved grandma and grandfather to all their grandchildren and great grandchildren. Messages for Renee and Sefton’s family may be posted to the Gray family, c\- PO Box 31300, Christchurch 8444. The funeral service for Renee and Betts Funeral Services Sefton will be held in the FDANZ Sinclair Centre, 74 Park Ashburton, on CLARK, William Ernest Street, THURSDAY, March, 30 at (Bill) – On March 25, 2017, at 1.00pm.

Canterbury Christian Ashburton. Peacefully with Funeral Services, his family by his side, in his F.D.A.N.Z. 358-8807 80th year. Dearly loved www.canterburychristian husband and soulmate for 55 funerals.co.nz years of Denise. Treasured father and father in law of PAISLEY, Edward Keith, Jacqualine and Glen Vickery (Ted) – (Leeston), Angelia and Dave Passed away peacefully on Harris (Nelson), Robynn and March 24, 2017, at Rob (Pukekohe), and Nicola Ashburton. Dearly loved and Dave Kennedy (West husband of Margaret for 62 Melton). Doting grandad and years. Loved father and loved by his10 grandchildren father in law of Willy and and their partners. Special Judy, (Naracoote, Australia) Bill Bill to his great Ted and Wendy, (Tauranga) granddaughter. Loved brother George and Gerardine, and brother in law of Judith Margaret-Anne, (Calgary, and Jim McLean (Australia), Canada) the late Elizabeth, the late Margaret and Rex Catherine and Darryl Firman, Joan and Wendron Chambers, the late Jonathon, Wilkie, Heather and the late and the late David.

Warren Taylor, Nichol and Liz Grandfather of Michael, and Taylor, all of Timaru. Joseph; Tim; Hannah, and Respected uncle of all his Henry; Andrew and Kristy, nieces and nephews. A Charlotte, and Martin and dedicated active member of great grandad of the late the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Ryan, and Jasper. Messages Brigade. Messages to Clark to PO Box 472, Ashburton family, PO Box 472, 7740. A service for Ted will Ashburton 7740. In lieu of be held at the Ashburton Club flowers donations may be left and MSA, Havelock Street, at the service for the Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, Ashburton Fire Museum. March 29, commencing at A service to celebrate Bill’s 1.30pm. Followed by private life will be held at the interment.

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BENNEWITH, Merlene Betty – Peacefully at Strathallan Life Care on Sunday, March 26, 2017, in her 89th year. Loving mother and mother in law of Delma and Don Robertson (Ashburton), grandmother of David and Rachel Robertson (Hinds), Lee-Anne Robertson (Ashburton) and great grandmother of Kyle Robertson (Hinds). A funeral service will be held in Betts Chapel, cnr North and Butler Timaru on Streets, WEDNESDAY, March 29 at 1.30pm, thereafter private interment. Flowers to be delivered to Betts Funeral Services.

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CLARK, William Ernest (Bill) – Passed away on Saturday, March 25. Highly respected colleague and friend to the members of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade. He will be sadly missed by us all.

Rest easy Billy.

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CHAPMAN, Phyllis – 28-3-2016 With love we remember a special mother, mother-inlaw, nan, great nan, who left us sadly one year ago today.

One year has passed since that sad day, when the one we loved was called away.

We sat beside your bedside, our hearts were crushed and sore.

We did our duty to the end, till we could do no more.

You felt so very lonely mum, ever since dad died, but you can walk together now, forever side by side Forever in our hearts.

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Allenton’s Mat Bassett picked up his Gold Star when he won the Champion of Champion Pairs on the weekend.

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Mat Bassett has etched his name onto the Mid Canterbury Bowls honours board.

The Allenton bowler combined with clubmate Pete Whinham to win the Champion of Champion Pairs on his home green on Sunday, giving the youngster his fifth title and gold star in the process.

Gold stars are awarded for every five centre titles a bowler achieves and Bassett has been building to his for only a short time.

His first came in the 2010 and 2011 season when he won the men’s fours title, then his victory in the Lowry Cup of the 2015

and 2016 season gave him his second.

Another fours title in 2015 and 2016 took Bassett to three while wins in the Sub Centre pairs last year and the victory on Sunday gave him his five.

“It’s nice to have achieved it,” Bassett said.

“I’ve been lucky enough to play with some really good players along the way to help me get there.”

It’s been a big year for the Bassett family on the greens, with Mat’s younger sister Cait named in the New Zealand Development Squad.

Bassett and Whinham had to dig deep to win the title, as Rakaia’s Ian Kaye and David

Jones put up a great fight in the final with the scores locked at 11-all halfway through the match.

They eventually drew away to win 21-14.

Allenton made it a clean sweep in the senior pairs titles, with Rosemary Bennett and Anne Reid combining to beat Ashburton’s Dawn Bruce and Margaret Eder 19-12.

Allenton also claimed a third title for the day when Millie Foggo and Jenny Mitchell won a close encounter with Methven’s Lyn Fensom and Rachel Eddington, with the final score 14-10.

Methven got one back in the junior pairs final with Aaron

Allred and John Eddington winning their final against Brenton Donaldson and Colin Arnst of Ashburton 19-11.

The colts pairs final was won by the Ashburton MSA team of Shane Calder and Vaughan Matherson, who proved too strong for Allenton’s Dennis McEvedy and Mark Williams, winning 18-9.

Next Sunday will see another lot of Mid Canterbury titles go on the line when the Champion of Champion singles are held on the Methven green.

In order to qualify for the event, players must first win their own club title to warrant continuing on to press for regional glory.

Williamson notches up century number 17 Kane Williamson has joined Martin Crowe as New Zealand’s highest test centurymaker.

The New Zealand skipper completed his 17th test century against South Africa at Seddon Park in Hamilton yesterday.

It was his third hundred against the South Africans, and second in this series.

It had taken him 207 minutes and 151 balls, and was chanceless.

In the course of the innings,

Wilson picks up big prize in US P17

Williamson also passed 5000 test runs, becoming the sixth New Zealander to the mark, and the fastest. His 110 innings are seven less than Crowe.

A 190-run record secondwicket stand between William-

son and Jeet Raval saw New Zealand wrest control back against South Africa on the third day of the third test.

The Black Caps reached 321 for four in reply to the Proteas’ first innings 314.

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Off on a winning note Leicester delivered the resilient performance Aaron Mauger had requested for his final match as head coach to earn a victory that revived their play-off hopes. Despite the disappointment of being sacked last week, Mauger was determined to leave Welford Road with his head held high. A fourth win in six Premiership matches in his brief spell in charge leaves Leicester handily-placed for Matt O’Connor.

“I spoke to the players on Tuesday,” said Leicester captain Tom Youngs.

“I got them in early and said ‘Mauge doesn’t want sympathy. He wants us to go out and win for him and for us and to get us back in the top four’.

That’s exactly what we did.”

Ferrari prances again Sebastian Vettel believes passion, and doses of madness, has rejuvenated Ferrari’s Formula One team. The German driver on Sunday delivered Ferrari its first grand prix win since September 2015 – an unheralded lean streak for the most famous of F1 teams. When Vettel joined Ferrari for the 2015 season, he found a team more resembling a busted old nag than its renowned Prancing Horse logo. “It was clear when we started off three years ago that there was a lot to do, a lot of reshuffle,” he said.

“But the spirit was very good.”

Johnson still the best World No.1 Dustin Johnson has bagged his third victory in as many starts and second consecutive World Golf Championships title at the WGCMatch Play in Texas. The 32-year-old American fended off a late comeback from Spanish rookie Jon Rahm in the final at Austin Country Club to seal a one-up victory. The bighitting Johnson, who swept aside his previous five opponents with easy victories during the week, made two crucial pars coming home.

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